Unit 9 natural disaters (1)

Thuy: Grandma, it’s the weather forecast on TV Grandma: Can you turn up the volume, Thuy?. The south- central coast can expect thunderstorms.. Grandma: Don’t forget to bring along a rain

LESSON 1: - GETTING STARTED

- LISTEN AND READ

I NEW WORDS

Earthquake ['ə:θkweik]θkweik]kweik] (n): Động đất

Snowstorm ['snou'stɔ:θkweik]m] (n): Bão tuyết

Volcano [vɔl'keinou] : (n): Núi lửa

Typhoon [tai'fu:θkweik]n] (n): Bão nhiệt đới

Thunderstorm ['θkweik]ʌndəstɔ:θkweik]m] (n): Bão có sấm sét và mưa to

Delta ['deltə] (n): Vùng châu thổ

Natural disaster ['næt∫rəl di'zɑ:θkweik]stə] (n) Thiên tai

Highlands ['hail ə ndz] (n): Vùng núi, vùng cao

1 earthquake 2 volcano 3 thunderstorm

4 snowstorm 5 delta 6 typhoon

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e d

c

f

Thuy’s

Thuy is talking to her grandmother

Thuy: Grandma, it’s the weather forecast on TV

Grandma: Can you turn up the volume, Thuy?

Thuy: Yes, Grandma

Weatherman: Here is tomorrow’s weather forecast Ha Noi and areas to the north will be

sunny Ha Noi will have temperatures between 23 0 C and 27 0 C It will be raining along the

coast of Thanh Hoa The south- central coast can expect thunderstorms Hue will experience temperatures between 25 0 C and 30 0 C There will also be thunderstorms over the central

highlands Areas around the Cuu Long Delta can expect clouds during the day Ho Chi Minh City’s temperatures will be between 27 0 C and 35 0 C

Thuy: That’s all, Grandma

Grandma : Thank you, dear What are you doing?

Thuy: I’m preparing for a picnic with some old friends of mine

We haven’t met since we left school We’re going to a park on the other side of the river

Grandma: Don’t forget to bring along a raincoat

Thuy: But Grandma , the forecast says it’ll be sunny

Grandma: I never trust weather forecasts

Thuy: You don’t miss a single one on TV, do you?

Grandma : But I like watching them, dear

Thuy: Alright Grandma , I’ll bring a raincoat just in case I hope my friends won’t laugh at me

II THE TEXT

1.Listen and read

Practice the dialogue in a group of three

Thuy is talking to her grandmother

Thuy: Grandma, it’s the weather forecast on TV

Grandma: Can you turn up the volume, Thuy?

Thuy: Yes, Grandma

Weatherman: Here is tomorrow’s weather forecast Ha Noi and areas to the north will be

sunny Ha Noi will have temperatures between 23 0 C and 27 0 C It will be raining along the

coast of Thanh Hoa The south- central coast can expect thunderstorms Hue will experience temperatures between 25 0 C and 30 0 C There will also be thunderstorms over the central

highlands Areas around the Cuu Long Delta can expect clouds during the day Ho Chi Minh City’s temperatures will be between 27 0 C and 35 0 C

Thuy: That’s all, Grandma

Grandma : Thank you, dear What are you doing?

Thuy: I’m preparing for a picnic with some old friends of mine

We haven’t met since we left school We’re going to a park on the other side of the river

Grandma: Don’t forget to bring along a raincoat

Thuy: But Grandma , the forecast says it’ll be sunny

Grandma: I never trust weather forecasts

Thuy: You don’t miss a single one on TV, do you?

Grandma : But I like watching them, dear

Thuy: Alright Grandma , I’ll bring a raincoat just in case I hope my friends won’t laugh at me

1 Thuy's grandmother wants her to ………….… the volume

on TV because she wants to listen to the …… ………

2 It will be ……… ……… along the coast of Thanh Hoa.

3 The … … ……… … … will experience thunderstorms.

turn up

weather forecast raining

central highlands

4 Ho Chi Minh city will ………

between 27o C and 35oC

5.Although Thuy's grandmother doesn't trust

……… ……… weather forecasts , she likes ……… … … … … watching them.

2 Fill in each blank with one word or phrase from the dialogue.

have temperatures

[iks'piəriəns] (V)

Chịu ảnh hưởng

[trʌst](v)

Tin tưởng

3 Answer the questions:

HA NOI

THANH HOA HUE

25 0 C –

30 0 C

23 0 C – 27 0 C

TP HO CHI MINH

27 0 C –

35 0 C

What will the weather be like in Ha Noi?

What will the weather be like in Thanh Hoa?

What will the weather be like in Hue?

What will the weather be like in Ho Chi Minh City?

Ha Noi will be sunny It will have temperatures between 230C and 270C

It will be raining along the coast of Thanh Hoa

Hue will experience temperatures between 250C and 300C There will be thunderstorms

Ho Chi Minh City’s temperatures

will be between 270C and 350 C

TRAI CAU

160C – 250C

What’s the weather like in Trai Cau ?

Answer the question:

What should/shouldn’t we do

to stop natural disasters?

Not throw trash Not cut down the forests

Not pollute the air

- Learn by heart all new words

- Translate the dialogue into Viet Namese

- Prepare Unit 9 - Lesson 2: Speak + Listen

Homework

1 Thuy’s grandmother is watching the weather forecast on TV.

3 Ha Noi will have temperatures between 150

C and 200C.

C and 300C.

5 Her grandmother wants her to bring along an umbrella.

T

F

F F T

sunny

a raincoat

True or False statements